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Mrebo

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#1233985
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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As I understand it about 20 weirdos marched around in a circle for a little while and that’s what you’re concerned about. I think the proper thing is to not give those people any attention. You think, however, that
“most of the rightwing” needs to talk about them as if they’re actually significant. And you raise all this in response to a post about violent nitwits, as if somehow they’re excused because there were other nitwits that spurred them into gathering. Your post makes no sense.

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#1233980
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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moviefreakedmind said:

Mrebo said:

Nazi punchers anonymous

And once again, there’s a total failure by most of the rightwing to unequivocally condemn the Nazis themselves. The fact that some of the anti-Nazi protesters attacked police and journalists does not mean that the anti-fascist demonstrators are just as bad as the neoNazis themselves. I’m getting really tired of this false equivalence.

I like how you characterize apologetics and whataboutism into…how dare you draw a false equivalence - even if nobody is doing that. What does the rightwing have to do with that Vox article?

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#1233882
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Current Events. No debates!
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Amazing story of Mayo Hospital trying to take control of patient.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/08/13/health/mayo-clinic-escape-1-eprise/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

The behavior of Mayo is encapsulated by this passage:

A spokeswoman for the Mayo Clinic said hospital officials would be willing to answer CNN’s questions if Alyssa signed a privacy release form giving them permission to discuss her case publicly with CNN. The spokeswoman, Ginger Plumbo, supplied that form to CNN.

Alyssa signed the form, but Plumbo declined to answer CNN’s questions on the record. Instead, she provided a statement, which said in part, “We will not address these questionable allegations or publicly share the facts of this complex situation, because we do not believe it’s in the best interest of the patient and the family. … Our internal review determined that the care team’s actions were true to Mayo Clinic’s primary value that the patient’s needs come first. We acted in a manner that honored that value for this patient and that also took into account the safety and well-being of the team caring for the patient.”

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#1233260
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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I don’t read the Atlantic enough to know what they tend to do. You have a point about the oddness of staying neutral if they perceive such danger as they proclaimed. Maybe it’s the journalistic ethic of staying neutral and pretense of a higher calling. Maybe the recognition that they’re not going to change anything by joining an already full chorus. The damage is done, so to speak, and waiting it out is really all one can do.

I do think there is a whole lot more to Trump’s actions than distracting people.

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#1232927
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Box of rocks alluded to her status as a protest candidate aimed at taking down the establishment (metaphorical rock throwing) as well as the dopey things she says. When she is asked follow up questions on issues she appears passionate about she all but crumbles and becomes incoherent.

Her comments on Israel stand out where she was saying the correct liberal thing but reveals she doesn’t really have much of a clue when asked follow up questions. Her comments on the low unemployment rate where she said there’s low unemployment because people are working too many jobs. There’s her inability to express how the policies she favors would have funding. She has a degree in economics and international relations but based on those particular segments I saw, I wouldn’t have known it.

In a friendly interview with a friendly audience, I wager she does just fine. The ability to speak is plenty in politics.